Benjamin Hassan (Arabic: بنيامين حسن; born 4 February 1995) is a German-born tennis player, currently representing Lebanon. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 143, achieved on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 210, achieved on 14 October 2024.
Ranked No. 146, on 10 June 2024, he was granted the Universality place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the first singles tennis player representing Lebanon.[1][3] He recorded the first win in tennis for his nation over Christopher Eubanks.[4] He also took part in the doubles event partnering compatriot Hady Habib.[5]
Since 2018, Hassan represents Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 15–12.[6][1]
Hassan holds dual-citizenship for both Germany and Lebanon, and plays for Lebanon. Despite this the ATP website listed him as playing for Germany until June 2024.[11] His father Zaki Hassan played in the Lebanese team1996 Davis Cup.
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only ATP Tour, Grand Slams and Olympic Games main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
^Heer, Florian (29 August 2022). "Benjamin Hassan - The marathon winner is now serving for Lebanon". TennisNet. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024. I haven't switched. That was simply changed by the ATP. I never actively approached them and said that I would like to change the flag under which I would like to compete.